force upon (verb)
11force — ► NOUN 1) physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. 2) Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 3) coercion backed by the use or threat of violence. 4)… …
12force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… …
13force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… …
14force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …
15force — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) strength or energy exerted or brought to bear ; cause of motion or change ; active power < the forces of nature …
16force — force1 noun 1》 physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. ↘Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 2》 coercion backed by the use or threat of… …
17thrust upon — ˈthrust up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they thrust upon he/she/it thrusts upon present participle thrusting upon past tense thrust upon …
18To go upon — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …
19thrust upon — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thrust upon : present tense I/you/we/they thrust upon he/she/it thrusts upon present participle thrusting upon past tense thrust upon past participle thrust upon thrust something upon someone to force someone… …
20foist sth on/upon sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution …
